Learn Japanese - Without doing: ないで

Nihon-shiki romanization (recommended)
watasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanization
watashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

The structure A + ~ないで + B means to do B without doing A.

It is used with a verb in the plain negative form + ~で + a second verb. The second verb can be in any tense and can be either formal or informal.

As for tea, I drink it without putting any milk in.	お茶ちゃは、牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを入いれないで飲のみます。 otya ha, gyuunyuu wo irenaide nomimasu.
I didn’t watch the weather forecast this morning. I left without taking an umbrella.	今け朝さは天てん気き予よ報ほうを見みませんでした。傘かさを持もたないで出でました。 kesa ha tenkiyohou wo mimasen desita. kasa wo motanaide demasita.
Because I was drunk, I went to sleep without getting undressed.	酔っよっ払ぱらいだったから、脱ぬがないで寝ねた。 yopparai datta kara, nuganaide neta.
I’m always late. Every morning, I go to work without eating breakfast.	いつも遅おそいだ。毎まい朝あさ、朝あさごはんを食たべないで仕し事ごとに行いく。 itumo osoi da. maiasa, asagohan wo tabenaide sigoto ni iku.

Question	Answer
without doing	〜ないで naide
(cow's) milk	牛ぎゅう乳にゅう gyuunyuu
As for tea, I drink it without putting any milk in.	お茶ちゃは、牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを入いれないで飲のみます。 otya ha, gyuunyuu wo irenaide nomimasu.
forecast, prediction	予よ報ほう yohou
weather forecast	天てん気き予よ報ほう tenkiyohou
to carry; to have	持もつ motu
I didn’t watch the weather forecast this morning. I left without taking an umbrella.	今け朝さは天てん気き予よ報ほうを見みませんでした。傘かさを持もたないで出でました。 kesa ha tenkiyohou wo mimasen desita. kasa wo motanaide demasita.
drunk; drunkard	酔っよっ払ぱらい yopparai
to undress	脱ぬぐ nugu
Because I was drunk, I went to sleep without getting undressed.	酔っよっ払ぱらいだったから、脱ぬがないで寝ねた。 yopparai datta kara, nuganaide neta.
every morning	毎まい朝あさ maiasa
I’m always late. Every morning, I go to work without eating breakfast.	いつも遅おそいだ。毎まい朝あさ、朝あさごはんを食たべないで仕し事ごとに行いく。 itumo osoi da. maiasa, asagohan wo tabenaide sigoto ni iku.

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